Plauen

[ plou-uh n ]

/ ˈplaʊ ən /

a city in E Germany.

Example sentences from the Web for plauen

The other villages that lay between it and Plauen were inconsiderable, and Nigel did not let his men linger when traversing them.

The Mercenary |W. J. Eccott
Rhinoceros Bos, though in a high frame of mind, dare not, on cool survey; but retires behind the Plauen Chasm again.

History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIX. (of XXI.) |Thomas Carlyle
In modern masonry the boldest arch is that of the bridge at Plauen, Germany, with its span of 2951⁄4 feet.

Inventors at Work |George Iles
German classical scholar, was born at Plauen in Saxony on the 15th of February 1786.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 |Various

In regard to the disease in man let us glance at the phenomena that presented themselves in Plauen, a town of Central Saxony.

Parasites |T. Spencer Cobbold

Plauen

/ (German ˈplauən) /

a city in E central Germany, in Saxony: textile centre. Pop: 70 070 (2003 est)